Abyssa Znebaka

I can't afford any movie editing software so I am forced to use windows movie maker. The best available format to save my project is DV-AVI however when the project is burned to a DVD using Nero i, my dvd player wont play it, says not supported format. :( I tried using the SVCD feature on Nero but that also did not work, it is not playing back on DVD players. I realize that DVD players read another format but how do I convert it? Anyone here can help me with this? Thanks

My goodness, I am working on a documentary that will be 90 minutes and I am using windows movie maker with a Canon ZR60 for a camera. The files size for 15 minutes was 3 gigs that means my 90 minute documentary will take 18 gigs which means there is no way I can fit it on one DVD. I tried to save the segments I have edited so far using all the other formats but the playback is horrible. The only really high quality playback is on the DV-AVI Format. Can anyone help me here? What am I doing wrong?

Ok Cool, I am a student indeed studying American History, this documentary is about American women who were born in the years between 1900 and 1930, the crafts and arts they had learned during their lives. Nothing too thrilling to most men I am sure but for some women it is very intriguing research.

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are you being sarcastic? i am not studying in any Film School. Didnt know I had to be a student to post here.

At 6 feet it seems too far to me, and when I zoom in I feel like the person is filling the entire picture. I was just wondering if I used a tele if I can be more like 8 feet away and zoom in would I get a larger picture frame. Thanks for your reply though!

I am making a documentary using a Canon ZR60. When I am interviewing people and getting a close up, the picture box seems to be very small, as in the area the camera is shooting tends to be very small. If I use a tele lens and move the camera back and zoom in would I get a bigger picture frame? I hope I am making sense here!

The work lights are great, I bought 2 sets of 1000 Watt but the people look really flush. I practiced on my sister and she had to put a ton of makeup on for her features to show. I mean her makeup was so heavy that she looked like a clown off-camera. On Camera though she looked much better. Are there any lenses I can use to get people to look normal without all that makeup. Some of the people I am interviewing for the documentary are pretty old and I am not sure cake make up would go down with them. :)

Thanks again for your response. I am also curious about editing software. I can't afford editing equipment. I do have a fast PC with AMD 64 3800 and Windows XP Pro 64. Is there any good editing software that I can buy for a reasonable price? Windows has a movie maker but I doubt using that would give professional results. Thanks again

:) Thanks everyone for your responses, they were great help. My documentary will be mostly indoors focusing on arts and crafts in the midwest. Is there anyway I can get decent lighting on a low budget? Say $100-150? What do you guys recommend? Links would be most appreciated. Thanks again

I am planing on making a documentary and I was hoping to distribute it on DVD. I own a Canon ZR60 Mini DV camera and I am wondering if this camera is good enough for such a project. I also would like to know what 16 bit means the camera tells me its recording in that format. Thanks